Gary Emmanuel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Gary Emmanuel | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1978 | Birmingham City | 71 | (6) |
| 1978–1981 | Bristol Rovers | 65 | (2) |
| 1981–1984 | Swindon Town | 111 | (8) |
| 1984–1985 | Newport County | 12 | (0) |
| 1985 | Bristol City | 2 | (0) |
| 1985–1989 | Swansea City | 111 | (5) |
| – | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
| – | Ton Pentre | ||
| – | Llanelli | ||
| International career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Wales U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993 | Haverfordwest County | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Gary Emmanuel (born 1 February 1954) is a former Wales under-23 international footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 372 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Newport County, Bristol City and Swansea City.
After his Football League career finished, he went on to play for several non-league clubs in Wales, and had a brief spell as manager of Haverfordwest County, while working for the Post Office.[2][3]
Family
[edit]His father, Len was a Wales schoolboy international who played at left back for Swansea Town and Newport County.[4] His uncle, Tom Emanuel played at left-back for Swansea Town and Southampton in the 1930s and 1940s.[4]
References
[edit]- General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- "Gary Emmanuel". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- Specific
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Past players". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Club guides: Haverfordwest County club history". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
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- Living people
- Footballers from Swansea
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's under-23 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
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- Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
- Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
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- Haverfordwest County A.F.C. managers
- English Football League players
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